March 19, 2012, 9:58AM

The Dauphin Island Property Owner's Association on Saturday sent out a mass email urging those interested in erosion issues to offer comment to the Corps of Engineers regarding a permit request for the west end. Full story »

July 08, 2011, 4:45AM

A collection of Press-Register reader Sound Off calls from Friday, July, 8, 2011, with callers expressing opinions on everything from the need for benches at bus stops, to the Casey Anthony case. Full story »

May 20, 2011, 5:01PM

Commissioner Dale Strong of Monrovia, whose district sustained the most damage from the largest tornado to hit Madison County on April 27, said he is worried about the possibility of flooding during a heavy rain storm because downed trees are blocking several streams and drainage ditches. Full story »

May 11, 2011, 6:36AM

Madison County Commissioner Dale Strong said he has been assured that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' debris removal contractor, Phillips & Jordan, will arrive here in the next day or so. Full story »

April 21, 2011, 10:39AM

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center employees will demonstrate how the Corps of Engineers helps cleanup the environment at University Place Elementary School. Center employees and Sgt. Woof, the mascot for the U.S. Army Environmental Command, will lead students through a cleanup exercise at University Place Elementary School as part of an Earth Day observance. Students hold their hands out...

April 21, 2011, 10:39AM

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center employees will demonstrate how the Corps of Engineers helps cleanup the environment at University Place Elementary School. Center employees and Sgt. Woof, the mascot for the U.S. Army Environmental Command, will lead students through a cleanup exercise at University Place Elementary School as part of an Earth Day observance. Students hope that Sgt Woof...

April 21, 2011, 10:39AM

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center employees will demonstrate how the Corps of Engineers helps cleanup the environment at University Place Elementary School. Center employees and Sgt. Woof, the mascot for the U.S. Army Environmental Command, will lead students through a cleanup exercise at University Place Elementary School as part of an Earth Day observance. Will Eggleston talks with the...

April 21, 2011, 10:39AM

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center employees will demonstrate how the Corps of Engineers helps cleanup the environment at University Place Elementary School. Center employees and Sgt. Woof, the mascot for the U.S. Army Environmental Command, will lead students through a cleanup exercise at University Place Elementary School as part of an Earth Day observance. (The Huntsville Times, Dave Dieter)

April 21, 2011, 10:39AM

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center employees will demonstrate how the Corps of Engineers helps cleanup the environment at University Place Elementary School. Center employees and Sgt. Woof, the mascot for the U.S. Army Environmental Command, will lead students through a cleanup exercise at University Place Elementary School as part of an Earth Day observance. Daniel Jaimes, a second grader...

April 21, 2011, 10:39AM

U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center employees will demonstrate how the Corps of Engineers helps cleanup the environment at University Place Elementary School. Center employees and Sgt. Woof, the mascot for the U.S. Army Environmental Command, will lead students through a cleanup exercise at University Place Elementary School as part of an Earth Day observance. Kellie Williams, center, helps students...

October 05, 2010, 2:56PM

Registration is now open for the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center’s annual Small Business Forum, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-noon, at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, University Center. This is a FREE event and an excellent opportunity for you to meet with program managers, contracting officials and subject matter experts to talk about the Center’s various programs and upcoming contracting... Full story »

August 13, 2010, 8:00AM

Huntsville Center's Fitness for You director Marsha Russell believes she's found a sound discipline for employees wanting an alternative to a traditional workout in the fitness center. Russell is providing gentle midday yoga classes to employees as an opportunity for exercise and some downtime away from their desk. Full story »

June 07, 2010, 11:52AM

A structure, made of dredged sand and rocks, would be built to cover 2.7 acres of sea bottom, according a permit request filed with the Corps of Engineers in Mobile by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Full story »

June 03, 2010, 8:31PM

As spilled oil creeps onto the coast, state leaders plan to have a mile-wide breach in Dauphin Island filled to protect Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound from incoming oil -- as long as BP PLC pays for it, officials said today. Full story »

May 24, 2010, 9:28AM

NEW ORLEANS -- Showing growing impatience with the federal government, Louisiana's top lawyer says the state will proceed with plans to protect its wetlands from the Gulf oil spill -- with or without permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Full story »

September 02, 2009, 9:15AM

WASHINGTON -- Weeks Marine Inc.of Covington, La., won a $5,209,249 federal contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Mobile, Ala., for the maintenance and dredging of the Horn Island Pass. Money for the work came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, officials said ina news release today. The work will take place in Pascagoula, Miss. Full story »

August 04, 2009, 10:30PM

After nearly a decade of legal proceedings, Dauphin Island property owners and the federal government have reached a proposed final settlement over erosion that would give the island about $1.5 million toward restoring the beaches, according to court records. Full story »

April 29, 2009, 9:08AM

MOBILE, Ala. -- A new turning basin that promises to ease Mobile River traffic will get $24.9 million in federal stimulus funds, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District office. Full story »

May 30, 2008, 12:12PM

Austal USA has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permission to fill 1.8 acres of wetlands as it builds its new modular manufacturing building. The company plans a 700,000-square-foot facility covering 16 acres just east of its shipyard along the Mobile River. Austal has said that bringing the $200 million-plus facility fully online could mean 1,200 new... Full story »